Relationships can be challenging, but I’m here to help you build meaningful connections, foster personal growth, and create a happier, more fulfilling life.
Let’s work together to write your next chapter.
11/18/2025
Thanksgiving can bring connection, but also pressure, guilt, and emotional overload.
If this season feels heavy, remember: gratitude and boundaries can exist together.
💛 You can appreciate your family and protect your energy.
💛 You can love people and step back when you need peace.
💛 You can be thankful without pretending everything is perfect.
This year, let gratitude be grounded in honesty, not exhaustion.
11/17/2025
Emotional manipulation can be subtle; it doesn’t always look like shouting or control.
Sometimes, it’s disguised as care, love, or “just trying to help.”
The key is to pay attention to how you feel after an interaction: drained, confused, or guilty for no reason.
Those feelings are signals, not overreactions.
When you notice those feelings, take a step back and ask yourself what boundary was crossed or what you need to feel safe and grounded again.
11/16/2025
Mindfulness is a small but powerful daily commitment, to slow down, reset, and bring awareness to the present.
Even five mindful minutes a day can transform focus, resilience, and emotional balance. 🌿
11/15/2025
In relationships, it’s easy to forget that the goal of communication isn’t to “win”, it’s to understand.
When we shift from proving a point to repairing a connection, we create space for trust, empathy, and growth.
Healthy love isn’t about keeping score. It’s about choosing peace over pride.
11/14/2025
Facing the truth about ourselves, our relationships, or our pain, isn’t easy.
It requires courage to see things clearly and compassion to stay present while doing it. 🌿
But the moment you face what’s real, you open the door to change.
Clarity replaces confusion.
Empowerment replaces fear.
✨ Facing the truth takes courage, and courage changes everything.
11/12/2025
The holidays can stir up so much, joy, nostalgia, and sometimes… emotional exhaustion.
If you’re feeling pulled in too many directions or struggling with complicated relationships, take a pause for you.
💬 Our Session is a focused, personalized conversation to help you:
✨ Gain emotional clarity
✨ Reconnect with your boundaries
✨ Navigate relationships with confidence and compassion
🕊️ Get personalized guidance for healthier relationships this holiday season.
Book your session via the link in bio.
11/10/2025
Journaling isn’t about writing perfectly; it’s about listening to yourself. ✍️
It gives your emotions a safe space to land, helping you process, release, and understand what you’re truly feeling.
If you’re not sure where to begin, try this:
✨ Start with one simple question: “What do I need today?”
✨ Write without judgment, let your thoughts flow freely.
✨ Don’t worry about grammar or structure, this is your space.
Journaling can be the bridge between confusion and clarity, between holding it in and letting it go. 🌿
11/09/2025
Boundaries aren’t about pushing people away; they’re about staying connected without losing yourself.
When you honor your limits, you preserve your peace, your energy, and your emotional safety. 🌿
✨ Setting boundaries is an act of self-love.
It’s how you say: “I value myself enough to choose what aligns with my well-being.”
💭 Reflect for a moment:
Where in your life do you need stronger boundaries right now?
11/08/2025
Burnout doesn’t just happen at work — it can happen in relationships too.
Sometimes we give too much, avoid too much, or expect too much… until we’re left emotionally depleted.
💭 Reflect for a moment:
Which of these patterns shows up most often in your relationships?
Awareness isn’t about blame — it’s about understanding what needs healing.
🌿 The moment you recognize the pattern, you begin to shift it.
11/07/2025
Healing starts with awareness, and guidance.
💌 Join Babita’s Narcissism Recovery Starter Guide, a free mini email series that helps you rebuild clarity, confidence, and emotional strength.
✨ Take the first step toward empowerment.
Sign up through the link in bio today.
11/05/2025
Subtle signs aren’t always easy to recognize, especially when manipulation hides behind charm or “care.”
You start to doubt yourself, overthink small moments, and slowly lose the sense of you.
If this feels familiar, pause.
💭 Notice the patterns.
🪞 Reflect on how you feel after each interaction.
🧘 Protect your energy. Awareness is the first step toward emotional freedom. Pause and remember who you are.
11/04/2025
So often, we confuse gratitude with forced positivity.
We think being thankful means pretending everything is okay, but true gratitude doesn’t silence pain.
It allows space for both appreciation and acknowledgment.
You can be grateful for what’s good in your life while still honoring your hurt, exhaustion, or unmet needs.
🌿 Healing begins when we stop minimizing what we feel and start accepting it with compassion.
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In the early 1990s, I obtained my law degree and practiced law and corporate consulting at a Big 4 firm for many years.
In my late 30s, I felt stuck. My relationship was falling apart and my career just did not feel like me. I felt unfulfilled both personally and professionally.
I did not know how to manage all of these challenges. I also didn’t want to keep burdening my friends and family and felt overwhelmed by opinions and advice. I wasn’t sure what to do next.
Through my own therapy, I learned how to navigate through a truly difficult time in my life. (Eventually, my significant other and I parted ways and I experienced first-hand the divorce process and all of its recovery phases.) I also learned to recognize what was holding me back and how I could move forward to a better, healthier and happier life.
Through this process, I recognized what my calling was: being a psychotherapist.
After a significant clinical and academic journey, I transitioned into my new profession and opened my private practice.
Looking back on my journey, I can see that all of those experiences added to my innate ability to deeply connect and empathize with my clients who face similar challenges. The tools I developed in my own process such as resilience, empowerment, and understanding patterns to make better and healthier choices translate into all life transition spaces.
These tools and qualities really made a positive difference for me, and they have helped the many others who have come to me for therapy.